Game of Thrones, created by Dan Benioff and DB Weiss, has made the nominations list for Best Drama Series every year since launching in 2011.
The reason for the HBO fantasy show’s lack of eligibility lies with its season seven premiere date, confirmed this week as summer next year.
Game of Thrones might be leading the path to Emmys glory with an impressive 23 nominations, but the 2017 race will look very different, with no Aryas or Jon Snows in sight.
Season seven will be shorter than usual with just seven episodes, followed by an eighth and final season in 2018.